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French translation: position courte / vendeur

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English term or phrase:	Short
French translation:	position courte / vendeur
Entered by:	Alain Alameddine

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17:10 Nov 30, 2009

English to French translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)

English term or phrase: Short

• A margin position is either:
- Long: the investor borrows money from the dealer to buy securities;
- Short: the dealer borrows securities that the investor sells.

• Investors may be long (contracting to buy) or short (contracting to sell) the asset underlying the contract at its settlement date.

Alain Alameddine KudoZ activity Questions: 147 (none open) (14 closed without grading) Answers: 46 Lebanon
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position courte / vendeur

Explanation:
Grand Dictionnaire Terminologique.

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Merci encore Alain !